Can you name the Top 10 most earthquake prone states?

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Earthquake Prone States Quiz

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Created Aug 16, 2010 in Geography
Featured Aug 23, 2011
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	smreidy113:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:24 GMT	65 points
	Quite appropriate, Sporcle, quite appropriate.

	kbowe:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:25 GMT	87 points
	Thumbs up if you felt it. (And thought you were losing your mind, like I was).

	pirate6711:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:26 GMT	47 points
	Quick on the draw there Sporcle.

	Pit_trout:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:30 GMT	13 points
	@kbowe: did you mean “like I thought”, or really “like I was”? :-P

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	kbowe:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:35 GMT	15 points
	@Pit_trout: Should have said "Like I thought I was." But who knows, maybe both lol

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	yashcmarathe:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:36 GMT	27 points
	Thought Missouri would be a lot higher.

	jrfeenix:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:37 GMT	13 points
	@kbowe I thought I was losing my mind because, apparently unlike everyone else nearby, I didn't feel it. Well done on the timing, sporcle.

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	bigjoeco:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:40 GMT	55 points
	I thought it was the hoagie I had for lunch. I was about to tell people not to get the roast beef from the sandwich place in the train station. Then I saw my cactus swaying in my cubicle, and I know he didn't have the roast beef today, so it had to be something else.

	Derrald:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:41 GMT	16 points
	The real fun is in finding the full 25 with bonus answers without naming the correct 10. Kind of like a bonus minefield (hint to everyone, there's a tiny mostly-dormant fault line a liiiitle south of Knoxville.)

	waffle35:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:42 GMT	9 points
	Wow I like how right after the earthquake this gets posted

	metagloria:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:43 GMT	13 points
	Well played. Felt my building shake in Baltimore!

	Extinctanimals22:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:46 GMT	6 points
	@yashcmarthe I live in Missouri but even though it has had the most powerful earthquake in the united states history doesn't mean it has alot of them. Truth be told I've only experienced one.

	Hejman:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:52 GMT	21 points
	Virginia, the only state where a well-timed six day, seven night trip can get you tickets to Williamsburg, rides at Busch Gardens and an earthquake and a hurricane to boot. Best of luck, Atlantic Coast- here's hoping that you're all in one piece when this week is over.

	pfrijiritr:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:52 GMT	7 points
	I don't think number of earthquakes is a good indicator for Earthquake-prone-ness. At least it should be amount per unit of area.

	Tony_A:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:53 GMT	9 points
	Definitely felt it. I work in Alexandria.

	crazylegs:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:53 GMT	12 points
	Up here around Toronto we felt it too. Never has Sporcle been so apt with current conversation in offices everywhere (at least in the northeast)

	Pogues:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 18:59 GMT	7 points
	My son's first earthquake...and he just blew it off. Meanwhile, I was wondering how secure the walls were in the apartment we just moved into 2 weeks ago. -Signed, northern Marylander.

	rockgolf:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:06 GMT	21 points
	United Shakes of America

	RunN2Poles:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:07 GMT	7 points
	Very timely... I felt it in Virginia

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	pator:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:19 GMT	-2 points
	Given the very high success rate on this quiz, maybe dropping the time to a minute wouldn't be a bad idea.

	WCRoentgen:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:27 GMT	24 points
	Sporcle, more up-to-date than the USGS website!

	Davidos:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:28 GMT	6 points
	I live in Delaware and didn't feel anything cause I was driving. kinda bummed now that i missed :(

	WyattsTorch:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:29 GMT	6 points
	I was standing in line in a cafe in downtown D.C. and didn't feel a thing. I exited to find people dashing out into the street...go figure!

	cmkeller:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:31 GMT	12 points
	Sullivan County, New York, didn't feel a thing. Then again, with the amount of kids I have, the floor always shakes.

	JLKeip:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:32 GMT	9 points
	California transplant to Greensboro NC, I felt it here - like old times.

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	Not_Shirley:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:39 GMT	6 points
	I felt it in New Jersey. Of course i feel my first earthquake AFTER i visit California...

	zhicks429:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:40 GMT	19 points
	@hejman - travel to virginia now to experience the world's first hurriquake!

	A_J_S:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:44 GMT	4 points
	I have the worst (best?) luck! I was on the subway during the earthquake today, in Toronto, and I couldn't feel it. Last year, around June, there was another earthquake here, and yet again I was on the subway and missed it. So sad :(

	ravens:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:47 GMT	6 points
	well that was fast.